Cougar Bytes for Friday, Nov. 16, 2018

Sue Atkins

Student Learning Coordinator

How long have you worked for CCCC?
I've worked at CCCC since 2005, so 13 years.

What brought you to CCCC?
I was a late bloomer and came to CCCC in 2003 to attain my Associate Degree. While I was a student here, it seemed like almost every one of my instructors really, really loved their job. I made up my mind that once I graduated, I wanted to work at a place like that! After graduation, I applied for a position and have been here ever since! Just like all those instructors, I love working at CCCC!

Describe what you do for CCCC.
I am responsible for scheduling classroom space for all classes on the Lee Campus as well as finding appropriate space for clubs, staff meetings, and other day-to-day activities. Additionally, I oversee the input of all information needed to create each semester's class schedule that students see when they register. I also manage all Programs of Study, which are a student's pathway to the credential they will eventually attain at CCCC. I guess you could say I wear a variety of hats!

Where were you born?
I was born in Alexandria, Virginia.

Where did you grow up?
I moved to Sanford when I was 6, so I'm kind of homegrown!

Educational credentials?
I received my Associate in Applied Science in Business Administration in 2005 from CCCC.

Where do you live now?
I live in Deep River in north Lee County.

Tell us about your family!
I have a daughter, Samantha, who is married and lives near Wilmington, and a son, Josh, who is married and lives in Sanford. I am "Granny Sue" to Beau who is 4, and Rhett, who is 1. I am also mom to my 1-year-old poochy named Toodles and a variety of cats.

What are some of your hobbies or other interest outside of CCCC?
I love to spend time in Wilmington and usually find lots of fun things to do at least a couple of weekends a month in that area. I recently purchased some property in that area and am setting up an RV so I can really enjoy my time there.

What superhero power would you most like to have?
Hmm... The ability to understand what animals are thinking. (Okay, maybe that's not technically a superpower, but I really would like to be able to do that!)

Which actor would portray you in a movie about your life?
Sandra Bullock! She seems to be calm on the outside, is vulnerable on the inside, yet usually resilient and strong when it counts!

What is your favorite meal?
My favorite foods are pizza and lasagna!

Anything else you'd like to share with the CCCC family?
I love working at CCCC, mostly because of the people I come in contact with every day. There are many people who work really hard at this college and I want to be a positive part of those people's day. Thank you for the kind words and I appreciate this recognition very much!

We Appreciate Our Veterans

We appreciate our veterans. We pay special tribute to you for your military service to America and for advancing the universal hope of freedom and liberty for all.

Steve Heesacker
Lead Career & College Advisor
Secondary Partnerships
United States Marine Corps
Colonel
32 years

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Richard Biggs
Instructor
Information Technology
United States Air Force
Master Sergeant, E-7
22 years

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Lisa Godfrey
Academic Dean
Health Sciences and Human Services
United States Air Force
Master Sergeant/First Sergeant
21 years

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Matt Thewes
Director, Veterans Upward Bound
TRiO
United States Air Force
Master Sergeant
21 years

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Jesse Jasso
System Administrator
Information Technology
United States Marine Corps
Sergeant
13 years 6 months

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Stephanie Cook
Adjunct Instructor
Veterinary Medical Technology
United States Army
Sergeant, E-5
12 years

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Sandra Castonguay
Lead Instructor
Electronics Engineering Technology
United States Army
E-4
9 years

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William E. (Ed) Warner II
Instructional Technologies Specialist
Information Technology
United States Navy
Petty Officer Second Class
6 years

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Frank R Bedoe Sr.
Director of Campus Security & Safety
Campus Security/Student Services
United States Marine Corps
Sergeant
4 years

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Anjanette W. Porter
Instructor
Humanities
United States Navy
E-4
4 years

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Wesley Womack
Instructor
Industrial Systems Technology
United States Army
E-4
3 years

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Gratitude to Veterans, Today and Every Day

"Gratitude to Veterans, Today and Every Day" was the theme of a Veterans Day event on Thursday, Nov. 1, at Central Carolina Community College's Siler City Center. Featured on the program was the Jordan-Matthews High School band under the direction of Justin Harper.

Guest speaker and officiator was Jay Stobbs, retired Army veteran from Chatham County. Stobbs, a West Point graduate, served as a commander in the Army Corps of Engineers and as a Physics teacher at the U.S. Military Academy.

The program included presentations from students in the College and Career Readiness department.

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Veterans Day Ceremony

Here are scenes from the Central Carolina Community College Veterans Day Ceremony, held Nov. 12 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic & Conference Center in Sanford. The Keynote Speaker was Lorie Sutherland, Gold Star Mother.

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Helping Struggling Students Build Resilience, Strength, and Hope

Dr. Linda Scuiletti, Vice President of Assessment, Planning & Research SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison

Many community college students have experienced more than their share of life's challenges, beginning when they were young children. New brain research demonstrates the broad, long term, and profoundly negative impact of Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs). The research also developed a method of quantifying ACEs, which include experiences such as childhood physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, parental abandonment, domestic violence, and household substance abuse, mental illness, or criminality.

Research has demonstrated that as the number of these traumatic childhood experiences increases, so does a person's likelihood to experience behavior or learning issues, physical illness, and mental illness, throughout his or her life. Adults who experienced significant childhood trauma are 15 times more likely to attempt suicide, four times more likely to become an alcoholic, three times more likely to experience depression, and far more likely to experience serious medical, behavioral, and learning problems. Compared to a person with zero or one adverse childhood experiences, someone with six or more has a 20-year shorter life expectancy.

College students who have been impacted by childhood trauma carry a very heavy burden and operate at a continual high level of stress. Having been impacted by trauma, their brains are literally wired for fear. Stress hormones keep them perpetually in survival mode. Their fearful response to most any stressor is one of "fight, flight, or fright," and none of these is an ideal reaction to stress for a student in the classroom.

Having been inspired by the powerful documentary films Resilience: The biology of stress and the science of hope and Paper Tigers, CCCC's initiative is about hope. The research also shows that the damage done may be mitigated or reversed. There are relatively simple ways to counter the toxic stress and help students build resilience so that they can achieve academic success as a foundation for healthy, happy lives. Faculty and staff who themselves have experienced high ACEs can be (and, of course, already are) beacons of hope for our students, and role models of the resilience we want to help build.

Based on the success of applied research, CCCC's approach is to wrap our students in inner and outer circles of support, to hopefully include partnerships with mental/physical health organizations, community resources, faith-based organizations, and others. However, the key to our approach is to recognize that every struggling student needs the presence of a stable, caring, non-judgmental adult - and that college faculty and staff can provide this. The relationship with one stable caring adult loving presence is critical and life changing. Many students are scared to death so we need to provide avenues to create trust.

More than 40 faculty and staff members are committed to collaborating on this project, which has the following goals:

1. Facilitate awareness for all faculty and staff of a comprehensive list of resources available to assist students
2. Research/fund/partner with the community to provide mental and physical health support for CCCC students.
3. Research/fund/provide learning opportunities for faculty, staff, and students on building resilience.

Thus far the team has screened the films, participated in numerous training webinars, joined the Lee County Community Resilience Task Force, applied for grants, hosted an Intern who is creating faculty/staff professional development modules, conducted a great deal of research on the topic, and spoken with several experts.

CCCC is also one of only four community colleges nationwide that is a member of the Higher Education Resilience Consortium, sponsored and managed by Harvard University, and comprised of more than 100 colleges and universities. Three CCCC faculty and staff members will attend the consortium's Symposium on Academic Resilience in Higher Education Nov. 19-20 at the University of Pennsylvania. Participating institutions will share best practices and lessons learned from their own resilience initiatives at colleges around the world.

We welcome anyone interested in joining us as we progress through this important work. Please contact Linda Scuiletti if you'd like to be included. Together we can provide the support needed to save even more of our most vulnerable (starfish) students.

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First-Generation College Celebration

by C. Dane Peterson, Lead Academic Coach

On Nov. 8, colleges and universities around the country participated in the First-Generation College Celebration. TRiO Student Support Services and Student Support Services STEM & Health Sciences held an event recognizing the presence and contributions of first-generation students, faculty, and staff on CCCC's campuses.

Popcorn was popped, selfies were taken, and students were celebrated for their accomplishments. Faculty and staff were also invited to sign an "I Am The First" oath, a new campaign created by TRiO Student Support Services Director Jessica Rogers-Dickens. The campaign aims to create an alliance of faculty and staff members to advocate for and provide support to first-generation students.

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Eat Smart, Move More...Maintain, don't gain! Holiday Challenge

Register at esmmweighless.com and click Holiday Challenge. Use CCCC in the company field. CCCC is a participating employer from Nov. 12 - Dec. 31. Sign up for weekly newsletters, daily tips, challenges, healthy holiday recipes, free virtual race through Rome, and prizes.

The first 75 employees to sign up and list Central Carolina Community College as employer will receive a CCCC ornament just in time for the holidays!

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UNCG Articulation Agreement

CCCC and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro have agreed to a new co-admission program called CCCC Spartan Passage.

The agreement is intended to improve student access to undergraduate education, increase the efficiency of joint efforts in support of shared students, and improve the success of student transfer rates through associate degree and baccalaureate degree completion.

"We are delighted with this agreement, which gives our CCCC students an opportunity to move forward with their educational experience at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro," said CCCC President Dr. T. Eston Marchant. "We are appreciative to Chancellor Gilliam and UNCG and look forward to working together in this partnership."

Scott Byington, CCCC Dean of Arts, Sciences and Advising, added, "UNCG and CCCC have worked together for some time and we appreciate the opportunity to develop this agreement which enhances transfer for our students. We invest a lot of time advising our students for their transfer goals and thus it is great that we can now include the extra assistance from UNCG to maximize opportunities for our students transferring there."

To learn more about the program, visit admissions.uncg.edu.

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Classes For A Cause

The SGA would like to congratulate the Classes for a Cause Can Food Drive competition winner. A sincere thank you to all for making this event a success, we are very proud of our college!

Congratulations to the dental class!
The dental class collected a total of 382 cans!

A huge thank you to all who participated in this food drive hosted by the SGA. With your support, as a college, we were able to collect 1,280 canned food items to support our communities. Thank you for helping provide food to those in need this Thanksgiving Season.

The dental class instructor will be contacted to make preparations for the class pizza party prize from the SGA. All can food items will be donated to local organizations in the county in which they were collected.

Contact Meagan Little with any questions at mlitt392@cccc.edu or (919) 718-7337.

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2018 Medal of Arts Awards

Dr. Gregg Gelb, former Visiting Artist at CCCC and currently long-time adjunct at CCCC, has received a special honor. On Nov. 13, at Fletcher Opera Theatre in Raleigh, Gelb received one of the City Of Raleigh Medal of Arts Awards for 2018.

The Raleigh Medal of Arts is awarded for extraordinary achievement in the practice or support of local arts. Based on the National Medal of Arts program, the Raleigh award was created in 1984 by the Raleigh Arts Commission to recognize and honor excellence in the arts.

Congratulations, Dr. Gelb!

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CCCC Professional Development Day

Professional Development Day will be held Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 11 a.m. and is open to all full-time and permanent part-time employees (those working 30+ hours). Register at www.cccc.edu/pdday to ensure we have an accurate food count and to receive the evaluation following the event.

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QEP Corner: My Academic Pathway

by Amy Gustavson, Assistant Director of Institutional Effectiveness & QEP

QEP Tools: Embark Career Interest Assessment

Students take a MAP: Embark Assessment, a combined assessment of career decision readiness and interest (RIASEC), as part of the admissions and enrollment process. This quick career inventory is designed to show students career choices that match with their personal interests. It may help confirm a student’s choice of major or give them thoughts about other career possibilities.

For the first time, CCCC Admissions Counselors have objective data about students’ interests to use as part of the initial admissions counseling. Admissions Counselors assist students in determining their career decision readiness at enrollment and refer students to a Faculty Advisor, a Developmental Faculty Advisor, or Career Counselor as needed.

MAP: By the Numbers:

• 348 out of 567 Fall 2018 QEP cohort students completed the Embark Career Interest Inventory Assessment.
• Of the students that completed the Embark Assessment, 61% of students enrolled in a program that matched their RIASEC scores.

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Notes from Institutional Effectiveness & Research

by Amy Gustavson, Assistant Director of Institutional Effectiveness & QEP

2018 Focus Groups Report

After reviewing 2017-2018 faculty, staff, and student surveys, President’s Council wanted more insight on items with a lower satisfaction rate. These insights will allow President’s Council to plan improvements.

Faculty, staff, and students participated in focus groups on all three main campuses in Spring 2018. Faculty and staff were selected via a random sample. At the end of the session, each participant voted on their top priority concern. Review the report on the CCCC Intranet under Helpful Files by Department, then click on Institutional Effectiveness & Research.

Dashboards: CCCC data at your fingertips!

Check out IER’s new data dashboards! They’re updated daily mid-morning. Coming soon are the Spring 2019 dashboard updates:

1. Enrollment & FTE Dashboards
2. Course Fill Rates & Retention Tracking Dashboards
3. Short Tutorial

Institutional Effectiveness & Research is your home for accreditation, strategic planning, outcomes & assessment, and institutional research!

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News From The Library

by Tara Lucas, Director of Library Services

Spooktacular Staff!

The Lee Library and Distance Education staff really got into the spirit of Halloween this year and grabbed the Best Group prize in the staff costume contest with their Alice in Wonderland theme. The Harnett Library staff also got into the spirit with their Wizard of Oz theme. What will they come up with next year?!

Accepting Book Order Requests

The Library is now accepting book order requests to support your curriculum programs and reading interests. You may submit your requests using the online form, or by contacting the librarian liaison for your program. Please refer to our Collection Development Policies for questions regarding purchase requests, or contact Tara Lucas, Director of Library Services, at tlucas@cccc.edu or (919) 718-7245.

Library Instruction

Librarians are still scheduling library instruction sessions for your fall classes. We tailor our instruction to meet your needs! Library instruction is vital to the success of CCCC students as it provides them with the opportunity to develop research and critical thinking skills, which can be used in discerning all types of information. To request an online librarian, contact Nora Burmeister at nburmeister@cccc.edu. Faculty may request an instruction session for seated classes using our online form, or by contacting the librarian at your campus:

• Chatham - Dana Haven (919) 545-8088
• Harnett - Grace Sharrar (910) 814-8814
• Lee - Samantha O'Connor (919) 718-7340 or Nora Burmeister (919) 718-7435

Upcoming Events

Movie Monday

The Lee Library will host a Movie Monday event on Nov. 26 from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. with a viewing of Home Alone in the library law section. Students, faculty/staff, and the public are all welcome to attend. Popcorn and sodas will be provided.

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Harnett Library News

The Harnett Library collaborated in Emma Belcher’s AP class to create a scavenger hunt for her students. Students learned about cell biology by visiting different areas of the campus and answering clues. The last stop was the Library, where students solved puzzles to translate the DNA into protein. Clues in the library were related to our collection, which gave them the opportunity to learn more about the library collection and online catalog system. If you are interested in collaborating with the library for one of your classes, whether it is for online instruction or for an activity such as the scavenger hunt, just let us know!

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Chatham Community Library News

Upcoming Events

The Chatham Community Library will be closed Nov. 22 - 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Health Care Enrollment: Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment assistance is available every Tuesday from 9:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., Nov. 1 through Dec. 15 (excluding Nov. 20). Sessions are by appointment only. Meet one-on-one with ACA enrollment navigator Martha Samaniego of NC Legal Aid. Appointments can be made by calling (855) 733-3711 or by registering online at www.getcoveredamerica.org/Connector. Enrollment appointments will take place in the library's double study room.

Blackbeard’s Sunken Prize: The 300 Year Voyage of The Queen Anne’s Revenge will be presented by Linda Carnes-McNaughton on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1 – 2:30 p.m. Linda is the current program archaeologist and curator at Fort Bragg’s Cultural Resources Management Program.

In 1717, the notorious pirate Blackbeard captured a French slaving vessel off the coast of Martinique and made it his flagship, renaming it Queen Anne’s Revenge. Over the next six months, the heavily armed ship and its crew captured all manner of riches from merchant ships sailing the Caribbean to the Carolinas. But in June 1718, with British authorities closing in, Blackbeard reportedly ran Queen Anne’s Revenge aground just off the coast of what is now North Carolina’s Fort Macon State Park. What went down with the ship remained hidden for centuries.

Now the story of the ship and its captain is revealed in full detail in Blackbeard’s Sunken Prize: The 300 Year Voyage of The Queen Anne’s Revenge, co-authored by Linda F. Carnes-McNaughton. Having played a vital role in the shipwreck’s recovery and interpretation, Linda discusses the ship’s first use as a French privateer and slave ship, its capture and use by Blackbeard’s armada, the circumstances of its sinking, and more based on a wealth of artifacts now raised from the ocean floor.

Microsoft Excel Basics Workshops The Chatham Community Library will hold two free workshops on Microsoft Excel Basics. Registration is required due to limited class size.

Microsoft Excel Basics, Part 1: Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m.
Click here for more details and to register.

Microsoft Excel Basics, Part 2: Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m.
Click here for more details and to register.

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Red Clay Review

From the 2017 issue of the Red Clay Review

"Homage to my Father" by Judith Stanton.

For we will be home soon
back to fall-burnt fields
barns hay-full and unleafed trees
hunters’ shots through cold
unmoved November air

Remember as we leave
the public asphalt streets
and turn to small dirt roads
how hard the fields were
frozen under our feet
as we walked out to find
the last ripe persimmons

Or how the grass crackled
under my little horse’s hooves
as you walked beside us
saying he was pert*
as a fine horse should be
especially in fall

And fall was your favorite season
the crops all being in and sold
and winter settling slowly down

* pronounced pea-ert

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Scenes from Trunk-or-Treat

Scenes from Trunk-or-Treat, which was held Oct. 30 at the CCCC Lee Main Campus in Sanford.

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Faculty & Staff Costume Contest

Happy Halloween! The CCCC Foundation sponsored a Faculty & Staff Costume Contest on Oct. 31 at the CCCC Lee Main Campus in Sanford.

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Halloween in Harnett

Scenes from Halloween at the CCCC Harnett Main Campus in Lillington.

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Halloween in Chatham

Scenes from Halloween at the CCCC Chatham Main Campus in Pittsboro.

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Second Saturday Session

by Rebeccah Chacón Lystash, Director of TRiO Upward Bound Programs

On Oct. 20, Upward Bound Programs hosted their second Saturday Session for the Fall 2018 semester focused on career exploration.

Amber Lennon-Harmon, Program Manager, led career exploration activities with the students to help them learn more about their interests, skills, and values in relation to their fields of interest and future careers. The morning and afternoon sessions ended with great career panels featuring local professionals sharing their educational and professional backgrounds, advice, and encouragement to students interested in entering similar fields.

The UB staff is extremely grateful for the time our panelists took out of their busy schedules to meet with our students, answer career-related questions, and encourage them to continue to pursue their goals. The morning panel for the 9th- and 10th-grade students included:

• Gloria Anthony, Retired National Security Agent
• Nicolle Phair, Attorney at The Phair Law Firm
• Peyton Brink, Pediatric ICU Nurse at Duke University Hospital
• Rebecca Wyhof Salmon, City of Sanford Mayor Pro Tem
• Sophia Thach, Software Developer at Novetta

In the afternoon, the 11th- and 12th-grade students met with:

• Bianca Diaz, Recruitment Assistant at Meredith College
• Casey Jones, Fayetteville State Admissions Counselor
• David Mulcahy, current PhD student at N.C. State University and Electrical Engineer
• Erin Haley, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
• Kelly Dorman, CCCC Career & College Advisor/Instructor
• Shirley Rijkse, Business Management - HR & Workforce Readiness/Lead Instructor

TRiO Upward Bound and TRiO Upward Bound Math and Science are federally funded programs through the U.S. Department of Education that provide specialized service for students who are low income or first-generation. If you know of a student that could benefit from our program's service, please refer them by emailing ub@cccc.edu or calling (919) 718-7576.

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The Temple Theatre

Bianka Stumpf, who coordinates CCCC's ACES (Academic and Cultural Enrichment Series) for CCCC students, has expanded the scope to include employees. Employees also can benefit from cultural enrichment and build friendships across the wider college.

If you're interested in purchasing a discounted ticket ($22) and joining a group of CCCC co-workers to see It's A Wonderful Life: A Radio Play on Friday, Nov. 30, at 2 p.m. at Temple Theatre in downtown Sanford, please let Bianka know at bstumpf@cccc.edu or (919)718-7470.

In the spring semester, there will be chances to see other shows in the Temple Theatre season for a discount, including Big River and Grease. Learn more about the shows and venue at at templeshows.com.

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It's a Beautiful Day

It's a beautiful fall day on the CCCC Lee Main Campus in Sanford!

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Winter Desktop Wallpaper

Is the cold and rainy weather bringing thoughts of winter? Download one of these beautiful photos by Kelly Baird for your desktop wallpaer.

Click on an image below, when the image appears in your window, right click on the image and "Save Image As" to your computer (somewhere you can find).

• For PC users, find that image wherever you saved it, right click on it and select "set as desktop background."
• For Mac users, right mouse click on the image and select "Set Desktop Picture."

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CCCC on TV

4C Visions, Episode 26. In this episode, R.V. Hight interviews Amanda Carter, Distance Education Director, and Morgan Steele, Director of Web and Creative Strategy.

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Cougar Cudos

Looking for a way to say thank you without being noticed? Send an anonymous* compliment or note of appreciation to a colleague! Try this great feature from the Center for Academic Excellence by completing this form.

*Your name and email address will be kept confidential and not sent with your message.

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Professional Development Opportunities

by Daisha Gaines, Director of Organizational Development

2018-19 Professional Enrichment Schedule - As sessions are added throughout the year, you will receive correspondence from Daisha Gaines in our Center for Academic Excellence. Feel free to reach out to the Center to make requests for additional training and development sessions.

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NOVEMBER

Payroll Mysteries Explained
Friday, Nov. 30, 2 - 3 p.m.

Ever wonder how to read your pay advices? How about those qualifying events needed for insurance changes, do you know what those are? Anyone ever questioned if they should change their tax withholding before your longevity pay or bonus? Get the answers to these and many more questions when you join us for this interactive session. Feel free to bring your questions with you and have them answered by our Payroll Expert, Carla Parrish.

Click here to register: payrollii.eventzilla.net

View the complete Professional Development schedule. Hope to see you all soon and please do not hesitate to contact Daisha Gaines at dgain414@cccc.edu with any questions or concerns!

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